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νυκτερινός

νυκτερινός, by night, nightly

νυκτερ-ῐνός, ή, όν, (νύξ)
  • by night, nightly, φυλακή Ar. V. 2; ξύνοδοι Id. Eq. 477; ἀείσματα Eup. 139; πυρετός Hp. Epid. 1.5; στρατηγός ( = νυκτοστράτηγος) Str. 17.1.12, CIG 2930 (Tralles); φρίξ POxy. 924.4 (iv A.D.); ἀναχώρησις Th. 4.128; σύλλογος Pl. Lg. 909a, cf. Arist. HA 592b8; φέγγος Aen.Tact. 10.25; ν. σύσσημα Id. 4.5; ν. γενέσθαι to happen by night, Ar. Ach. 1162; -ώτατόν τι τολμᾶν at dead of night, Luc. Icar. 21.
      • 2 Astrol., potent by night, Ptol. Tetr. 20.
      • 3 Subst., νυκτερινός, ὁ, a kind of musical composition for the flute, used in Dionysiac worship, BCH 50.235 (Thasos, iii B.C.).

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